In teen movies, stereotypes are used to convey certain ideas about different characters. They can be represented though a characters costume, music, actions, props, lighting and camera. These are often deliberately exaggerated to emphasises a stereotype, even though they are not real. In most teen movies the stereotype is the same to create consistency and often to mock the stereotype.
Not Another Teen Movie mocks the stereotypes created in western culture and exaggerates them to create humour.
Jake - Jock/Football Star
Identity - letterman jacket, styled hair, sports car, rock music, popular
In Other films - She's All That, The Breakfast Club
Janey - Pretty Ugly Girl
Identity - weird clothes, glasses, tied up hair
In Other films - She's All That, A Cinderella Story
Amanda - Perfect Girl
Identity - modest stylish clothing, styled hair, slim figure, polite
In Other films - 10 Things I Hate About You, The Girl Next Door
Priscilla - Mean Girl
Identity - short skirt, blonde hair, pink clothing, slim figure
In Other films - Mean Girls, Grease, Bring It On
Malik - Token Black Guy
Identity - afro, exaggerated actions/remarks, casual clothes
In Other films - White Chicks, American Pie, Scary Movie
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